1929–30 in English football

The 1929–30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England.

Events

The Wednesday officially changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the start of this season.

Blackpool claimed their only championship to date on the final day of the Division Two season, 3 May, with a goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Runners-up Chelsea could have won the title themselves the same afternoon if they had won and Blackpool had lost, but the Londoners were defeated at Bury by a single goal. Blackpool forward, Jimmy Hampson, finished the season as the top goal scorer in England, with 46 goals in all competitions.

Deaths

• 29 September, Joe Schofield—manager of Port Vale and former England international

Honours

<small>Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition</small>

Football League

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

Top goalscorers

First Division

• Vic Watson (West Ham United) – 41 goals

Second Division

• Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool) – 45 goals

Third Division North

• Frank Newton (Stockport County) – 36 goals

Third Division South

• George Goddard (Queens Park Rangers) – 37 goals

References